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Revision as of 03:44, 18 July 2026

1981 1982 1983

Teams and Alignment

Division Team Primary Venue Municipality
Eastern Division Chicago Sting Comiskey Park Chicago
Manic de Montréal Stade olympique Montréal
New York Cosmos Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey
Toronto Blizzard Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Old Toronto, Toronto
Southern Division Ft. Lauderdale Strikers Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jacksonville Tea Men Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida
Tampa Bay Rowdies Tampa Stadium Tampa, Florida
Tulsa Roughnecks Skelly Field @ H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, Oklahoma
Western Division Edmonton Drillers Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, Alberta
Portland Timbers Providence Park Portland, Oregon
San Diego Sockers San Diego Stadium San Diego
San Jose Earthquakes CEFCU Stadium San José, California
Seattle Sounders The Kingdome Seattle
Vancouver Whitecaps Empire Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia

Changes

  • League realigned into Eastern Division, Southern Division, and Western Division.
  • Atlanta Chiefs fold.
  • Calgary Boomers fold.
  • California Surf fold.
  • Chicago Sting realigned from Central Division to Eastern Division.
  • Dallas Tornado fold.
  • Edmonton Drillers realigned from Northwest Division to Western Division.
  • Los Angeles Aztecs fold.
  • Minnesota Kicks fold.
  • Portland Timbers realigned from Northwest Division to Western Division.
  • Seattle Sounders realigned from Northwest Division to Western Division.
  • Tulsa Roughnecks realigned from Central Division to Southern Division.
  • Vancouver Whitecaps realigned from Northwest Division to Western Division.
  • Washington Diplomats fold.

Regular Season Results

Division Team W L Pts
Eastern Division New York Cosmos 23 9 203
Manic de Montréal 19 13 159
Toronto Blizzard 17 15 151
Chicago Sting 13 19 129
Southern Division Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 18 14 163
Tulsa Roughnecks 16 16 151
Tampa Bay Rowdies 12 20 112
Jacksonville Tea Men 11 21 105
Western Division Seattle Sounders 18 14 166
San Diego Sockers 19 13 162
Vancouver Whitecaps 20 12 160
Portland Timbers 14 18 122
San Jose Earthquakes 13 19 114
Edmonton Drillers 11 21 93

Postseason Results

Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Best-of-Three) Team (Single-Game) Champions
New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 2 New York Cosmos 0 Chicago Sting
Tampa Bay Rowdies 1
Minnesota Kicks 0 Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 0
Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 2
Chicago Sting 2 Chicago Sting 2 Chicago Sting 1
Manic de Montréal 1
San Diego Sockers 2 San Diego Sockers 1
Jacksoville Tea Men 1

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area Metropolitan Statistical Area Metropolitan Division County / Equivalent Municipality Venue Team / Event Regular Postseason Total
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division Fulton County, Massachusetts Atlanta Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Chiefs 16 One 17
Calgary Census Metropolitan Area Calgary, Alberta McMahon Stadium Calgary Boomers 16 16
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division Cook County, Illinois Chicago Comiskey Park Chicago Sting 10 Four 14
Wrigley Field Chicago Sting Six Two Eight
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK Combined Statistical Area Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division Dallas County, Texas Irving, Texas Texas Stadium Dallas Tornado 16 16
Edmonton Census Metropolitan Area Edmonton, Alberta Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton Drillers 16 16
Jacksonville-Kingsland-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Duval County, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville Tea Men 16 Two 18
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division Orange County, California Anaheim, California Angel Stadium California Surf 16 16
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division Los Angeles County, California Los Angeles United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Aztecs 16 Two 18
Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, FL Combined Statistical Area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division Broward County, Florida Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lockhart Stadium Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 16 Four 20
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area Hennepin County, Minnesota Bloomington, Minnesota Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Kicks 16 One 17
Minneapolis Memorial Stadium Minnesota Kicks One One
Montréal Census Metropolitan Area Montréal Stade olympique Manic de Montréal 16 Two 18
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division Bergen County, New Jersey East Rutherford, New Jersey Giants Stadium New York Cosmos 16 Three 19
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA Combined Statistical Area Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Multnomah County, Oregon Portland, Oregon Providence Park Portland Timbers 16 One 17
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area San Diego County, California San Diego San Diego Stadium San Diego Sockers 16 Five 21
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area Santa Clara County, California San José, California CEFCU Stadium San Jose Earthquakes 16 16
Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division King County, Washington Seattle The Kingdome Seattle Sounders 16 One 17
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area Tampa, FL Metropolitan Division Hillsborough County, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa Stadium Tampa Bay Rowdies 16 Two 18
Toronto Census Metropolitan Area Old Toronto, Toronto Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Blizzard 16 16
New York Cosmos One One
Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee, OK Combined Statistical Area Tulsa, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area Tulsa County, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Skelly Field @ H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa Roughnecks 16 One 17
Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area Vancouver, British Columbia Empire Stadium Vancouver Whitecaps 16 One 17
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division District of Columbia Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington Diplomats 16 16
Total 336 34 370
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